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Ava Phillippe has a acquisition for her fans.
The girl of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe decided it was yet clip to fto her followers cognize however to pronounce her celebrated past name, and she knew precisely the mode to bash it.
Ava shared a screenshot of Lena Dunham's quality Hannah Horvath from the show Girls to her Instagram Oct. 7, with Hannah explaining, "By the way, it's 'Phil-a-pee.' I heard it on Extra."
The 25-year-old added a bosom hands emoji into the caption, writing, "#GIRLS."
And arsenic was to beryllium expected, galore of Ava's followers were shocked to larn the existent pronunciation, with 1 commenting, "I thought it was fil-eep."
One instrumentality couldn't judge it, saying, "lol wait…this full time?"
And different joked that they weren't astir to alteration however they were pronouncing it, writing, "Been saying ‘Phil articulator hey' since 1999. Sticking with it haha."
Of course, determination were immoderate folks who were already saying it correctly, with 1 adding, "The pridefulness I consciousness successful this confirmation that I've been close since the 90s."
Another instrumentality quipped, "If there's 1 happening I know, it's that it's PHIL A PEE."
No substance however you pronounce it, there's nary uncertainty that Ava is arrogant of the moniker and has utilized her existent sanction arsenic her signifier name while dabbling successful the industry, mostly arsenic exemplary and influencer. And portion immoderate person alleged that she and brother Deacon, 20, have benefitted from being "nepo babies" thanks to their past name, their dad Ryan doesn't spot it that mode astatine all.
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"That's what ever annoys maine astir this full nepotism speech with the industry," he told Extra in March. "So galore radical turn up and extremity up doing what their parents do, to immoderate grade oregon another."
The 50-year-old added, "To me, I ever get offended for the children of actors and entertainers erstwhile radical bring that up because, of course, that's what they've grown up around."
As for Ava, she has not waded into the "nepo baby" statement and has alternatively focused connected her ain career—and making definite radical cognize precisely however to accidental her name.
Curious astir different personage names you've apt been saying incorrect each these years? Keep reading.
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Travis Kelce (Pronounced: Kels)
Travis and member Jason Kelce debated connected their New Heights podcast whether to spell by "Kel-see" oregon "Kels," with Travis deciding to bash the latter.
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Taylor Lautner (Pronounced: Lout-Ner)
Speaking with E! News successful February 2022, Taylor revealed the archetypal syllable of his last name rhymes with "out" instead of being pronounced arsenic "lot."
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Emily Ratajkowski (Pronounced: Rat-Ah-Kof-Sky oregon Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee)
After overmuch speculation surrounding her moniker, the exemplary acceptable the grounds consecutive successful a TikTok shared by Tory Burch, wherever she provided "the Polish way" to accidental it. She has besides introduced herself by pronouncing her past sanction "Rat-Ah-Cow-Skee."
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Raven-Symoné (Pronounced: See-mon-ye)
While Raven-Symoné's quality could spot the aboriginal connected That's So Raven, fans apt didn't spot this coming. The histrion revealed successful a January 2023 TikTok that her sanction has been mispronounced for years and is really pronounced See-mon-ye.
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Brendan Fraser (Pronounced: Fray-zer)
After Adam Sandler accidentally mispronounced the Oscar winner's past sanction during a December 2022 interrogation for Variety's Actors connected Actors series, the George of the Jungle prima swung in with a trick that tin assistance fans remember however to accidental the moniker correctly: Fraser rhymes with razor.
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Adele (Pronounced: Uh-Dale)
During a Q&A successful October 2022, the powerhouse vocalist praised a instrumentality for "perfectly" pronouncing her sanction arsenic "uh-dale" erstwhile asking a question.
Lindsay Lohan (Pronounced: Lo-Wen)
For her introductory video shared to TikTok successful February 2022, Lindsay Lohan inadvertently acceptable the grounds consecutive connected however to correctly pronounce her past name, which is "Lo-wen."
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Alicia Silverstone (Pronounced: Uh-Lee-See-Uh)
The Clueless histrion acceptable the grounds consecutive connected however to pronounce her sanction connected TikTok. Alicia said she's not bothered if fans don't get it right, noting, "But my saccharine mama didn't similar it... truthful for her... get it right! Ali-SEE-yuh."
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Kesha (Pronounced: Keh-Sha)
"My sanction is Kesha. Keh-sha," the vocalist said connected TikTok. "Not Keisha. Not Ketchup. Kesha."
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Justin Theroux (Pronounced: Tha-Roo)
The Leftovers actor's uncle revealed successful an interrogation with Apple TV+ that we've each been pronouncing "Theroux" incorrectly, including Justin himself!
"The main quality is played by Justin Theroux, my nephew," Paul Theroux explained of the histrion starring successful his novel's tv adaptation. The novelist aboriginal poked amusive astatine his nephew, saying, "Sometimes helium calls himself Justin tha-row [laughs]. It's a French name, it's Theroux."
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Ariana Grande (Pronounced: Gran-Dee)
The popular prima dropped jaws successful 2018 aft she explained the close mode to accidental her past name. When speaking astir her engagement to Pete Davidson astatine the time, Ariana discussed whether oregon not she'd take his past name in an interview with Beats 1's Ebro Darden. That's erstwhile she blurted out the "gran-dee" pronunciation erstwhile describing her ain past name.
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Chrissy Teigen (Pronounced: Tie-Ghen)
The Cravings cookbook writer blew everyone's caput erstwhile she shared the existent mode to accidental her past name. During an quality connected Live With Kelly and Ryan in 2018, the exemplary admitted it was her "fault" for the mispronunciation. "It's been 25 years, I'm bushed of correcting people," she expressed.
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Gal Gadot (Pronounced: Guh-Dote)
The lasso of truth! The Wonder Woman histrion chatted with Jimmy Kimmel astir the pronunciation (guh-dote) and the meaning of her past name, which is "Riverbank" successful Hebrew. "The Gadot utilized to be Greenstein," she confessed of her archetypal past name, but her parents "felt" it had much oomph.
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Jake Gyllenhaal (Pronounced: Yee-Len-Hey-Lo)
Prepare to beryllium caput blown. During an appearance on Conan in 2012, the histrion shared the "only 2 places that that is pronounced correctly, my past name, is successful Sweden and successful Ikea."
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Ralph Fiennes (Pronounced: Ray-F Fines)
The star has openly discussed just how frequently radical screw up his name. However, successful 2011, helium told The Hollywood Reporter he'd ne'er alteration it because helium was named aft his step-grandfather, who pronounced it successful the aforesaid way.
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Sade Adu (Pronounced Shar-Day)
According to the legendary singer's IMDb page, her signifier sanction is pronounced shar-day.
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Steve Buscemi (Pronounced: Boo-Sem-Ee)
In 2014, the Fargo alum confirmed his past sanction is pronounced boo-sem-ee during a sheet for Running Late with Scott Rogowsky. However, helium said he doesn't "correct people" if they say boo-shh-em-me due to the fact that "it's not wrong."
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Charlize Theron (Pronounced: There-In)
In 2014, the Oscar victor told Jimmy Fallon connected The Tonight Show that her past sanction is ever botched. "They screw it up," she quipped. "I astir privation to marque an audiotape connected however to pronounce my name."
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Anya Taylor Joy (Pronounced: Anne-Ya)
Check(mate) your pronounciation of the Queen's Gambit star, who says her sanction similar anne-ya—and not awn-ya.
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Amanda Seyfried (Pronounced: Sigh-Frid)
The Mean Girls alum has america each feeling similar Karen due to the fact that she revealed successful 2012 during an interrogation with Hollywood Streams that the close pronunciation of her past sanction is sigh-frid. Although, she admitted that her "sister says it differently" than she does.
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